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Council advances termination of two long‑dormant brownfield plans for East Jefferson/Uniroyal and Stone Soap sites
Summary
The Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority requested termination of two brownfield plans — the East Jefferson (Uniroyal) site and the Stone Soap site — and the Planning & Economic Development committee approved sending both terminations to formal with a recommendation to approve after a presentation on why termination is appropriate.
The Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority asked the Detroit City Council Planning & Economic Development standing committee to terminate two brownfield plans covering the East Jefferson (the Uniroyal site) and Stone Soap properties, saying both projects failed to occur and no tax‑increment financing was provided under the plans.
Cora Keppler, senior brownfield program manager at the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation and the Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, explained the difference between abolishing a plan and terminating one. “Abolishing a plan means that the…
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